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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Redemption

Posted by Bill @ 8:15 am CDT
Filed under: Music, Contemplation, Just Goofin' Off

In case you have no idea what this is about, here is the original version of the song that caused all the hooplah. It's amazing how songs can be redeemed.

Just like lives.

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1. Jared - 04/30/2011 9:32 am CDT

My favorite cover is Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon with The Roots and Taylor Hicks :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLAMhTorPCk

2. Quaid - 04/30/2011 12:43 pm CDT

I don't think it's the original. But I do agree that it is a much-improved version.

And I also agree that Colbert, Fallon, the Roots, Taylor Hicks, Knicks dancers, a beekeeper and an abominable snowman (yeti?) also do a fine rendition.

3. Bill - 04/30/2011 12:58 pm CDT

I hadn't seen the Colbert one yet. That's hilarious!

Quaid - isn't a cover, by definition, not an original? Or are you saying she's not the first person to cover Friday?

4. Brandi - 04/30/2011 1:25 pm CDT

I am partial to this one. Some people from our church did this version for the volunteer banquet. It's great!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNYo5B2tijM

5. Bill - 04/30/2011 3:05 pm CDT

Brandi,

That is HILARIOUS!!!

I saw another church's Sunday parody, but this one from Antioch kicked that one's behonkus. Fabulous!

6. nhe - 05/01/2011 1:02 pm CDT

ok - I'm a little lost - what did this girl do to redeem the song? I didn't notice the words changed in a particularly redemptive direction - maybe I missed it?......not that I didn't like it - its fun.

7. Bill - 05/01/2011 1:11 pm CDT

Nhe,

It's not redemptive in a Christian sense. I was just struck by how this girl took a really horribly produced song (auto tuned, over produced, etc) and turned it into a song I could like.

Sorry for the confusion. I saw it more as a metaphor - hence the post title.

8. nhe - 05/01/2011 2:19 pm CDT

ok, that clarifies it - I totally agree - now that I understand.

9. Quaid - 05/01/2011 7:06 pm CDT

Bill - I think that I didn't recognize the text, "original version of the song" was hyperlinked. So -ignore my earlier comment. :)

10. Bill - 05/02/2011 8:51 am CDT

Heh, Quaid :-)

I mean, I like this girl's rendition and all, but it only makes sense when contrasted to the original, horribly, horribly misguided effort.

Sunday comes AF-TER-WARDS . . .

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